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Professional ratings. God Save the Queen/Under Heavy Manners is the second solo album by Robert Fripp, released on the Polydor Records label in 1980 (US catalogue no. PD-1-6266). The album largely consists of Frippertronics, with much of the work being performed by improvisation. On the Under Heavy Manners side of the album, the effect was ...
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So much for the middle of the road. Robert Fripp took a calculated left turn with God Save the Queen/Under Heavy Manners, dividing his second album into two halves, one half featuring Frippertronics (God Save the Queen) and the other half featuring Frippertronics with a rock rhythm section, dubbed discotronics. David Byrne also sings on one track, ...
A1. Red Two Scorer (6:54) A2. God Save the Queen (9:50) A3. 1983 (13:20) B1. Under Heavy Manners (5:14) B2. The Zero of the Signified (12:38) All songs written by Robert Fripp.
Robert Fripp (guitar, tapes) with Paul Duskin (drums), Absalm el Habib (David Byrne) (vocals on B1), Buster Jones (bass). Produced by Robert Fripp; engineered by Ed Sprigg.
Cover photo by Chris Stein. Sleeve concept by Fripp/Stein. Hair by the famous Mary Lou Green. Inner liner photo by Ron Cohen.
Released on elpee and cassette in March 1980* in the UK (EG, EGLP-105), the US (Polydor, PD/CT-1-6266), Australia (Polydor, 3211 005), France (Polydor, 2302 098) and Japan (Polydor, MPF 1298) with lyrics innersleeve. (*First appeared in 3/16/80 issue of NME.)
referencing God Save The Queen / Under Heavy Manners (LP, Album, Stereo, Pitman Pressing) PD-1-6266 this pressing sounds amazing - warm and dynamic. great for both the Frippertronics and Discotronics sides.
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Anyway, to me Mr Fripp's "God Save the Queen / Under Heavy Manners" is his real first real solo effort, music wise, talking. Rather than his official first album "Exposure" which sounded more like his way of "exiling" himself away from the "Court of the Crimson King" musical idiom and crowds, like a " I do what I like and feel, and I don't care ...
